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Virtualcol's first new flight simulator product for 2017 is the CRJ Series Pack for FSX and P3D. It includes all variants -- the 200, 700, 900 and 1000 Series and over 100 liveries to choose from. Reviewer Michael Hayward found that he definitely enjoyed his time with the CRJ Pack, and describes his reactions in both words and in a video.

The C177 Cardinal is in some ways a rather unique member of Cessna's GA family. Its lack of wing struts give it a sleeker look that appeals to many. The X-Plane 11 version from Alabeo certainly appealed to reviewer Stuart McGregor. He found it to be a high-quality offering, with a great level of detail and well worth considering as a step up from more basic aircraft.

The Hawk T1/A Advanced Trainer has been a very successful military aircraft for many years and used by a variety of countries. Just Flight recently released a version for X-Plane 11 and reviewer Shawn Weigelt was eager to try it. He found it great fun to fly low and fast, with the plane being simple enough that it was easy for a flight simulator GA pilot to transition.

The Stinson L-5 is typical of the type of aircraft developed during WWII for duties such as liaison, artillery spotting, photo-reconnaissance and casualty evacuation. The Aeroplane Heaven Stinson L5 for FSX and Prepar3D, published by Just Flight, comes in seven liveries. Reviewer Nigel Porter found it to be nicely presented and both fun and challenging to fly.

The Where In The World series challenge from Ron Blehm continues as readers have stepped up with a bunch of new destinations. Last month's location had some easy clues that might be overlooked and resulted in many wrong guesses. This month's challenge is to an interesting tourist destination. Can you figure out where?

Carenado is well known for creating great looking general aviation aircraft. Their Cessna 340 II has been around for years in different versions, but is now available for X-Plane 11 and brings new features like PBR materials that make the exterior really look like the metal on a real airplane. Reviewer Shawn Weigelt loved the look of plane and was satisfied with the accessible flight model.

The Piper Cherokee family of single engine GA planes has satisfied pilots' needs for years. At top of the range is the PA28R Turbo Arrow III/IV, with retractable gear are more horsepower than lesser models. Reviewer Shawn Weigelt tries out the X-Plane 11 version from Just Flight and finds the plane to be an absolute joy and one of the best "study level" add-ons available.

Newer sims like X-Plane 11 are demanding on computer hardware, and more on GPU capability than some previous flight simulators. In this tutorial, Dominic Smith goes over the various settings available in X-Plane 11. He discusses what they do and how you can use them to get acceptable performance even on a lower end computer.

Seattle Airports X is the most complete, up-to-date, affordable and performance-friendly scenery package of five airports in the Seattle metropolitan area, Washington state, USA. This product is compatible with FSX, P3D and FSW. Reviewer Augusto Ferreira liked the five included airports enough that he considers the scenery a must-have for anyone flying the Pacific Northwest. (Also see our review of the X-Plane version)

As we do each year around this time, we look back at some of our favorite reviews and repost them as "gift guides" to give you ideas for your favorite flightsimmer, or for yourself! The Transall C-160 from Flight1 and JSS Simulations comes with fully working systems including pressurization, highly detailed static elements including wheel chocks and pitot covers, 3D pilots and even a simulated discharge procedure. Reviewer Bill Stack puts the plane through its paces.

The NL2000 Team has surprised its users at Christmas with the first packages of the announced version 5. NL2000 is photo scenery of the entire Netherlands, which has always been very popular. It now supports FSX and Prepar3D including the latest version P3D v4. The new release is available in two resolutions to allow people with different computer specs to get the version best for them.

FlightSimExpo 2019 is coming to Orlando in June 2019. Today advanced ticket sales have opened, and the first 200 people can purchase tickets at a reduced price. Registration includes full, two-day event access, entrance to all seminars and panels, morning refreshments on Saturday and Sunday, and free appetizers and drinks during a social event on Saturday afternoon.

Drubware announces the release of FS Cabin Crew for X-Plane. Long available for FSX, this is a module that adds a cabin crew to your flights. You'll be able to hear the crew making announcements to your passengers during the entire flight, from the very beginning until you arrive at destination.

X-Plane 11.30 release candidate 1 (RC1) is now out, which means the official release of this updated version is getting very close. In his most recent blog entry, Ben Supnik reports on the latest news related to RC1. He also gives a detailed report on a new feature related to automatic toe brakes.

Windsock Simulations and Tailstrike Designs has released new preview images of their upcoming X-Plane scenery of LIME Bergamo. The pictures give a good view of the airport which seems to be nearing completion. They report that a release date has not been set yet but it shouldn't be that long.

For the holiday season FlightSoft offers up two Christmas Holiday Bundles. Each bundle includes four of their products, but at a greatly reduced price compared to buying each add-on individually. Flightsoft bundles let you fly to warm beaches or exotic Asian destinations in planes such as the DC-10 jetliner.

Today we would like to welcome Flysimware as the latest company to allow us to sell their products through our new FlightSim.Com Store. They have years of experience creating aircraft for our sims. From Flysimware you can fly anything from a 1917 Nieuport 24 to a modern Falcon 50 jet, or a vintage helicopter like the Bell 47G for FSX/P3D.

Are you a beginning flightsimmer who would like to learn how to fly like real pilots do? Most real world pilots begin by training for their PPL (private pilot license) and one of the most popular training aircraft is the Cessna 172. Peter Matthess has created a series of PPL training video on Youtube that will teach you to flying use the A2A Simulations C172.

Looking for some online flying to do during this holiday season? VATSIM has many events going on that will let you fly to various parts of the world. Upcoming events include flights to the Caribbean, Italy, eastern Europe, Canada and more.

Eastern Airlines Virtual (EAV) has added the Bombardier CRJ-1000 to their fleet in preparation of extending service to regional airports located in Mid-western cities from their hubs located near the Atlantic Coast. This service extension adds new routes and challenges that the EAV pilots will encounter.

Virtualcol's first new flight simulator product for 2017 is the CRJ Series Pack for FSX and P3D. It includes all variants -- the 200, 700, 900 and 1000 Series and over 100 liveries to choose from. Reviewer Michael Hayward found that he definitely enjoyed his time with the CRJ Pack, and describes his reactions in both words and in a video.

The NL2000 Team has surprised its users at Christmas with the first packages of the announced version 5. NL2000 is photo scenery of the entire Netherlands, which has always been very popular. It now supports FSX and Prepar3D including the latest version P3D v4. The new release is available in two resolutions to allow people with different computer specs to get the version best for them.

The C177 Cardinal is in some ways a rather unique member of Cessna's GA family. Its lack of wing struts give it a sleeker look that appeals to many. The X-Plane 11 version from Alabeo certainly appealed to reviewer Stuart McGregor. He found it to be a high-quality offering, with a great level of detail and well worth considering as a step up from more basic aircraft.

FlightSimExpo 2019 is coming to Orlando in June 2019. Today advanced ticket sales have opened, and the first 200 people can purchase tickets at a reduced price. Registration includes full, two-day event access, entrance to all seminars and panels, morning refreshments on Saturday and Sunday, and free appetizers and drinks during a social event on Saturday afternoon.

Drubware announces the release of FS Cabin Crew for X-Plane. Long available for FSX, this is a module that adds a cabin crew to your flights. You'll be able to hear the crew making announcements to your passengers during the entire flight, from the very beginning until you arrive at destination.

X-Plane 11.30 release candidate 1 (RC1) is now out, which means the official release of this updated version is getting very close. In his most recent blog entry, Ben Supnik reports on the latest news related to RC1. He also gives a detailed report on a new feature related to automatic toe brakes.